Welcome to Oil Painting!


The only time I feel alive is when I am painting.
-Vincent Van Gogh

I advise you to paint the best way you can as much as you can without being afraid to paint bad pictures.
-Claude Monet





What are we going to be painting?

Art history Reading
Subject Matter
Color Scheme
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shapes
Monochromatic (one color and white)
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Neoclassical/Romantic
Fabric
Monochromatic (Burnt Umber and white)
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Building
Burnt Umber, black and white
4
Expressionism/Fauvism

Complimentary colors
5

fruit/vegetables
Full color (glazed color)
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portrait

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What do you need to know before you begin?

How do you paint with oils?

How do you care for your brushes?

**How much paint should I use?**

What is the Brush Song?